Florida Christian school says it will refer to students only by 'biological gender,' asks gay and tr

Source: NBC News

Florida Christian school says it will refer to students only by 'biological gender,' asks gay and transgender students to leave

Grace Christian School in Valrico told parents in an email that they "have to agree to all policies and procedures" before their child can start school.

Aug. 18, 2022, 4:02 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 19, 2022, 11:47 AM EDT
By Antonio Planas

A religious school in Florida says it will only refer to students by their sex assigned at birth, while pupils who are gay, transgender or gender nonconforming "will be asked to leave the school immediately."

NBC News obtained an email from Grace Christian School in Valrico, about 20 miles east of Tampa, sent before the beginning of the school year by Administrator Barry McKeen.

The subject line of the email reads: "Important School Policy Point of Emphasis. ... Please Read."

The June 6 correspondence to parents cited scripture and said that students will be referred to by the "gender on their birth certificates" during the school year beginning this month. While the email refers to "biological gender," the National Institute of Health defines "gender" as a social construct, as opposed to "sex," which is the biological difference between females and males.

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